I just hope his intensity level can be sustained.

Certainly in some elite company of Browns rb's scoring 10 tds first season. Quite a feat for the young man. Here's hoping he continues to terrorize the AFC North for many seasons to come.

It does get uglier....remember the 6-3 win over Buffalo last year?

@kosar_for_president said:Gives me chills, seriously. Thanks Next. Haha me too dude, that was the most exciting and emotional play for me since 99

In my opinion it would be a huge mistake to get rid of Mangini and start new at the end of the year again. Anyone who has watched this team since their return to Cleveland can see the improvement we've made under Mangini. When we first hired him, players didn't like him because he actually held them accountable for their actions. They were used to Romeo who let everybody run around doing whatever they want. I'm not saying Mangini did everything perfectly from the start. He was a little overbearing for sure. But after he got rid of the me-first players (Winslow, Braylon, etc), even though that hurt is in the short run, things started to turn around. We started to see consistent effort on a week to week basis. Mangini has slowly started to build the team in his image, and we're finally starting to see the rewards. Listen to the difference in attitudes from the players. Look at what they're saying in interviews compared to how it used to be. They love playing together and they rally behind the coaches. Mangini is a much better coach than he is a talent evaluator. That's why I love having Holmgren and Heckert in here building the roster. They seem to work together very well. The front office knows the kind of attitude Mangini likes in his players, so they find the players who have the talent to match the attitude. In a couple years I think Mangini will have the Browns as a competitor every year. The rivalry with the Steelers will finally be competitive again. Living in Los Angeles now, I'm not surrounded by just Browns fans and Browns news. I still catch every game at the local Browns Bar and read as much as I can about the team. I keep up, trust me. I'm also surrounded here by fans from different teams around the country. And I'll tell you, I think we're in much better shape than a lot of these programs. Cincinatti has talent, but they have no identity. Look at Denver. McDaniels is tearing that team apart. The Browns are on the right track. We are building an identity. The philosophy is in place and it works. Give us a couple more drafts under Hecker/Holmgren to load the team up with the talent and speed we are missing, and we'll be a force to be reckoned with.

Any team can make the playoffs any year. I've seen some awesome teams win the superbowl and then suck balls the very next year, and vice versa.

what about big john henderson? he was released too, I think he's worth a look.

@c.bridges said:Interesting article, but isn't this alway the case with the Browns? Either New England, the Jets, and now the Eagles are attached at our hip because of the revolving door at the helm. Bridges, this isn't any different than what happens at other teams. We just don't pay attention. McDaniels and Pioli both were trying to get Cassel from the Pats. Vrabel got sent to KC. The Dolphins brought over a ton of Cowboys when Parcells and Sparano took over.

@canton-mike said:I have the same mindset now as I had before, during, & immediately after the Combine...If Haden is there at 7, DRAFT him! IUnless, of course, if our braintrust sees a QB they just can't pass up. I have seen a lot of speedsters over the years who may have top end speed but lack the knowledge of the game it takes to instinctively react......Too many have to think & THEN react (often too late)..the great ones just DO IT! Mike This is very true and the Browns hopefully focus on rebuilding the defense in this draft. You can't succeed running a 3-4 scheme with a weak nose, mediocre linebacking corps, and a weak secondary. Now that the AFC North has Anquan Boldin and Antonio Bryant added to the mix, now is the the time to build a defense that can hang.

Thats just what a guy with concussion issues needs, a nice sturdy turf field.

On NFL Live to today Chris Mortenson said Cleveland could be one of the top landing places for Peppers, making the comparison to how Reggie White joined the Packers when Holmgren was with them. As of right now, who really knows whats going to happen, if its an uncapped season, I do believe the check book will be open and we most likely will break the bank for a guy like this. I don't care either way, I'm going to root for who ever they put on the field.

@riffer-x said:I feel kinda bad for Steeler fan not being in the playoffs. It just really, really sucks man. It's all they have.

@kosar_for_president said:Pot meet kettle. Kosar meet Youtube!

I cant believe he still wears that clock. I guess it's his trademark. Fight the power!

@mopaji said:As a DA supporter I can now say without a doubt that he is no better than Quinn. And so that supports my point that this team is talentless. And if we get rid of Mangini after 1 year, we'll be right back here next year saying the same things until the next guy gets fired and then we can do it all over again. Mangini may be an arrogant ass but he's our best chance of actually rebuilding this mess of a team and orginization. Like him or not, he is the first real NFL Head Coach we have had since returning in 99 and so it should be no wonder that the process looks so much different from past years. As ugly as it looks now, this is how the process works. You are exactly right except that the scheme that you mentioned above is because of Quinn's skill-set and DA is just bad. Its really hard to get a beat on what we are even doing offensively because every play involves a bad throw, a dropped pass, a fumble, a KR taking a direct snap, or an aging RB tip-toeing to the line. Which takes me back to my point that its not Mangini, its the total lack of talent and losing culture that he inherited. As for Quinn, we'll see if he improves enough for the remainder of the season to hold onto him Quinn no better than DA? HAHAHAHA. I'm going to collect on one bet this year already- Jamal Lewis won't reach 1,000 yards. And I can guarantee you Quinn will have a higher qb rating come the end of the season than DA, care to take me up on that one? It would be virtually impossible for him not to. It shouldn't have taken Mangini 5 games to come to the conclusion Anderson is currently a qb of historically bad proportions. Total mismanagement of the qb situation. Strike one Eric. Agreed, it's not all DA's fault- but if you read the pro-Mangini article, Anderson is still making dumb decisions after three years as a starter. Yeah, I watched the entire Bengals- Ravens game, and DA has no resemblance to a real top shelf NFL quarterback whatsoever. Unbelievable how badly the guy has regressed. Mangini should have cut Anderson right after the Bears game, we have enough backup for Quinn with Cribbs and Ratliff. Speaking of Cribbs, the WildDawg is worthless if you're just going to run Josh out of it. WHY are they so afraid to let a former college qb attempt a few passes out of it? Strike two Eric.

@hoorta said:Firing Mangini would set this organization back 9 weeks. Personally, I want to purge this organization right now. I'm tired of a coach trying to tell me DA gives us the best chance to win when guys like Rutigliano, Dieken, and every talking head in the National media are laughing at him. We're at ground zero, what would be the loss? Randy needs to admit he made a huge mistake and move on. Schottenheimer, Gruden, Shanahan, Cowher- ever hear of them? you think for 1\2 a second they'd still trot out the worst rated passer in the NFL week after week for your displeasure? Hoorta, I usually find myself sharing alot of your opinions on many topics. This isn't one of them so hear me out first. The relentless cries for a new Head Coach every single year reminds me too much of the boy who cried wolf. Had anyone ever seen this wolf - well the boy might have had more cred the next time he shouted wolf. At some point, is the fix as easy as a new face in the front office? Seriously, on what grounds in a front office that was often referred to as chaotic last year - is Mangini firable THIS year? Our 2 Savage Corners that SUCK? That an inheritance where Mike Adams became our version of Patch Adams Savage's GREAT Safety Brodney Pocket pool? Furrey already looks better as a problem solve. Savage's Stallworth idea? The prolonged usefulness of Kevin Shaffer or Joe Andruzzi? The Savage QB merry-go-round that started with Trent Dilfer paused with Charlie Frye - skipped ahead with DA and went straight to Brady Quinn in 2009? How about following up LAST YEAR'S debacle with only 4 draft picks to our name this year? Is that being dealt a dream hand? I've sat here since the day Savage arrived and heard the necessity for us to USE a 3-4 alignment where our idea of the right Nose Tackle shook out like this: Jason Fisk, a 37 year old Ted Washington, Andrew Hoffman and Babe Oshinowo. How many consecutive times can you FAIL at putting an apex on our 3-4? We finally got Shaun Rogers here without much of a desire to entice him to WANT to stay here. Now think of all the LBers we committed to under Savage. His first impression was give Andra Davis a raise and secure his future here. WTF? Sign Matt Stewart. Sign Antwaan Peek, Sign Shantee Orr, draft the same Leon Williams the Miami Hurricanes kept benching for stupidity. I run hot and cold with D'Qwell Jackson because I see most of his tackles in Wali Rainer areas too far downfield instead of in places where ILBers displaying great 1st step instinct make their tackles. There's countless other things that went wrong in the Savage era like mid and late round picks absolutely sucking. Riff reminded me Savage took I-Suck Sowells instead of Elvis Dumerville. Phil always liked to say he went with what was "safest." Yay! Now for some positive things that ARE important: 1) Alex Mack has shown improvement all the way up until last week. 2) Josh Cribbs seems to be having his BEST season returnign the ball. 3) Joe Thomas shutout the followingf studs from sacking our QB: Jared Allen, Antwaan Odom, James Harrison, Aaron Schobel... 4) Wimbley has returned to being that guy we saw as a rookie (started off averaging 1 sack per game in the first 4 starts) 5) Mike Adams has shown me he can play ANY secondary position. 6) We've doubled our 2010 draft volume while Winslow and Edwards have a combined 1 win since Cleveland. 7) We got starters/rotation guys off the Jets 10 win team from 08 and doubled our 2009 draft volume. This team doesn't need a NICE guy everybody has to like. It needs a size 15 shoe up it's ass from some absolute basterd who wants to win. We haven't exactly won many football games in 3 of the 4 years Savage & RAC were in charge. - Tom F.

I dont care what anyone says Quinn should be the starter, Anderson is like that car you buy from a private seller. Its a great deal until you get it home and find out its held together by duct tape. Ill take Queenies pumy acurate arm.

Agreed. No one can equate Josh Freeman with Mark Sanchez...and the Jets won't make that mistake. On the other hand, I find this interesting because perhaps Mangini sold everyone on the idea that he wants Sanchez badly so that the Jets would give up the farm (and take a big risk in doing so) to jump ahead. Payback's a b***h

I guess if the Jags with this unif play the eagles with their unif ... there will be a lot of confusion ! INTERCEPTIONS GALORE !

@chicopee-john said:It was a sign and trade, Rich, not a Restricted FA deal. The only compensation is that the Chiefs get Vrabel and Cassel for one second rounder. Understand, but indeed the Pats could have demanded two no 1's so they played a game with the 14 million of money........now KC has to spend 14 million on Cassel..........Belichick decided to get what he can get........and not pay the 14 million. bottom line NE did another good deal especially if Brady is healthy